Changes of such indicators of reproductive health like stillbirth, neonates sick rate,
frequency of genetic malformations, neonate mortality immediately after the Chernobyl
catastrophe as well as after a long period (Southern Ural) after irradiation, show
a positive correlation with the radiation dose. The reproductive health is the most
important social indicator of the well being of individuals or population. Deterioration
of the reproductive health indicators in Central Russia was proved to depend very
significantly on on the degree of soil contamination by cesium-137, and on radiation
doses received by the population. 1 tab